For most of us years of saving with a top up from the bank of mum and dad is the way to save for a mortgage.

In Weatherfield they do things differently. Blackmail may be an ugly word but for Adam Barlow it's the quickest way to get a deposit for a flat. Or so he thinks.

Only his attempts to extract cash from love cheat Aidan Connor go awry when the co-owner of Underworld refuses to stump up the dosh in return for an incriminating photo.

Now, follow this, Aidan's girlfriend Eva Price, who has been busy extracting a tortuous revenge on the chump after discovering he had been playing away with her best friend, almost feels sorry for him.

But when Maria Connor flashes him a smile her resolve hardens - but it all may be coming to an end. With Adam ordering Aidan to tell Eva the truth about Maria the revenge could be over.

Eva and Adam (Image: Coronation Street)

Frankly that's bad news for pregnant Eva who has been royally screwing over her boyfriend.

But wait, it gets worse. Having realised that Adam must know about Aidan’s affair but desperate to keep him quiet, Eva - wait for it - pretends to faint.

Yup, the oldest trick in the book. Whilst Aidan fetches her some water, Eva orders Adam to meet her in the ginnel. Adam heads out intrigued.

Outside he shows her the photo of Aidan tongue wrestling with Maria. Eva asks him to stop blackmailing Aidan (which when you think about it is rather redundant because Adam has now shown the photo to her). But she tells him she wants to forget about his affair for the sake of their baby.

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Brian shows Cathy his megaphone (this is not a euphemism). In what will be a truly riveting moment he explains his council duties have expanded to include litter enforcement - before turning all RoboLitterman and lays down the law on Phelan who he sees dropping a sweet wrapper (this may be the first piece of rubbish ever to land on cobbles). Cathy watches him admiringly.... sheesh.

There's more. Having taken delivery of some new salt and pepper mills, Roy’s annoyed to discover the receipt is missing. Spotting this, Brian brandishes the receipt at Roy explaining that he found it on the street and that makes him a litter lout. Roy’s stunned as Brian issues him with a Fixed Penalty Notice (perhaps he works for Kingdom Security).